MEMRI: Animated Clip on Indoctrination to Jihad

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A graphic novel, "The Journey of a Mujahid with Jabhat Al-Nusra," posted on the Internet in seven installments in November and December 2013, recounts the story of Mustafa, a young Muslim living in a Western country, who goes to Syria to wage jihad. There he discovers that young men like him are callously mistreated and exploited, and sometimes even used as cannon fodder.

Following are excerpts from the graphic novel:

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"The Journey of a Mujahid with Jabhat Al-Nusra"

"Part One" 

"At dawn…"

Mustafa, a Muslim youth, prays in his room 

"After a few hours…" 

Mustafa plays a war game on the computer in his bedroom 

"Red platoon: attack, attack!" 

A knock on the door 

"Knock, knock…" 

Mustafa’s father is at the door 

Father: "Mustafa, it’s noon. Are you going to stay in your room all day, playing that computer game?

"Mustafa, your mother and I want a better future for you. You’ve finished high school, and that’s it. That was four years ago. Don’t you have aspirations for the future? We brought you and your brothers to this Western country so that you would have an opportunity for a better life. Look at your brothers – one has become an engineer and the other a doctor. I’m very proud of you, and I want a good future for you. Don’t disappoint me.

"In the afternoon…"

"Slam!" 

Bedroom door is slammed shut 

"click…" 

Mustafa’s hand is on the doorknob 

"In the afternoon…" 

Mustafa is playing soccer with other youths in the street 

A man in traditional Muslim garb calls out: "Mustafa!"

Mustafa: "Hello, Marwan."

Marwan: "Hey, cousin, how’re you doing? Where have you been? I’m surprised I haven’t seen you in the mosque lately."

Mustafa: "I know, Marwan. I’d like to spend more time with you in the mosque, but I’m very busy. I’ll do my best to make more time for it."

Marwan: "Okay, cousin. I know that living in a foreign country has its difficulties, but we must not forget where we have come from. We lead comfortable lives here, but Muslims are dying every day all over the world, defending Islam and the Muslims." 

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